Former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell is being arraigned today on charges that he and his wife improperly accepted gifts and loans from a political donor. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were indicted on 14 counts. The indictment alleges they accepted more than $165,000 in expensive clothing, trips, loans and other items from Jonnie Williams Sr., former CEO of Star Scientific, in exchange for the governor's assistance in helping the maker of dietary supplements.

Court hearing in case of brain-dead pregnant woman

A court hearing is scheduled today in the case of a brain-dead pregnant woman on life support in a Texas hospital. Medical records show the 22-week-old fetus is "distinctly abnormal," attorneys for the woman's husband said Wednesday. John Peter Smith Hospital has said Texas law prohibits it from ending "life-sustaining treatment" of a pregnant patient. Some medical and legal experts have said the hospital is misconstruing and misapplying the law.

Happy Birthday Mac

Look around. Many of the gadgets you see drew inspiration from the original Mac computer. Computers at the time typically required people to type in commands. Once the Mac came out 30 years ago today, people could instead navigate with a graphical user interface. Available options were organized into menus. People clicked icons to run programs and dragged and dropped files to move them. The Mac introduced real-world metaphors such as using a trash can to delete files. It brought us fonts and other tools once limited to professional printers. Most importantly, it made computing and publishing easy enough for everyday people to learn and use.

Rover marks 10-year anniversary of Mars landing

The little robotic rover known as Opportunity landed on Mars Jan. 24, 2004 for a mission that was expected to last a few months. Yet Opportunity defied expectations and continues to knock around the Martian landscape ten years later -- and Opportunity's persistence has finally paid off. After many lonely years scouting sites far too acidic to host life, the indefatigable rover has finally spotted a place where the conditions were once hospitable to living organisms.

Search for survivors of Quebec seniors home fire that left 5 dead, 30 missing

The death toll is expected to rise after a tragic fire engulfed a seniors' home in eastern Quebec on Thursday, trapping residents dependent on wheelchairs and walkers. Firefighters arrived quickly at the scene but were unable to control the fast-moving blaze, which poured out heavy smoke and intense heat. They saw and heard people in the building that they were unable to save. The search for the 30 missing residents has been hampered by a thick layer of ice that covered the collapsed building after the fire died out.